Connection for water-closets



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J. J. RIGKETTS. 001111301 1011 FOR WATER GLOSBTSY.

No. 511,161. Patented Dec. 19, 1898.

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UNITED STATES PA'IENT O FICE.

JAMES J. RIOKETTS, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

CONNECTION FOR WATER-CLOSETS.

SPEGIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 511,161, dated December 19, 1893. Application filed January 31, 1393. Serial No. 460,360. on model.)

T ctZZ whom 236 may cancernf Be it known that I, Janus J. Rrcxn'rrs, residentof Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Gonnections for Water-Closets; and 1 do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and

exact description. thereof.

My invention relates to connections for water closets, and has special reference to the couplingsor joints which connect the flush pipe with the horn on the bowl. The particular class of couplings or joints are those shown and described in Letters Patent Nos. 434,116 and 434,117, granted to me on August 12, 1890, which have the elbow or joint formed of rubber or other suitable material, so as to form a' flexible connection. One of the difficulties with the use of these flexible connections was that they would be liable to become injured by persons cutting them maliciously or from other causes, in which case they would leak, allowing the water to run into theapartment, and causing much damage. Another difficulty was on account of their unsightliness, as the coupling or joint was generally formed of rubber andthe pipe of brass, or other metal, and nickel or silver plated, the difference between them being so markedas to render them disagreeable to the eye, and marred the appearance ot the work.

The object of my invention is to overcome these difiiculties and to provide a protector or covering for these flexible couplings or joints which connect the flush pipe leading fbroni'the tank to the horn on the water closet My invention consists, generally stated, in combining with the water closet or like bowl, 2. rubber or like flexible tube connected to the flush pipe and bowl, and a metallic casing surrounding the flexible tube, said metallic casing being of greater internal diameter than the external diameter of said flexible tube, whereby an annular space is formed between the inner surface of said metallic casing and the outer surface of said flexible tube.

It also consists in certain other details of construction which will be more fully hereinafter set forth and claimed.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will describe the same more fully, referring to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a sectional view of the flush pipe and coupling connected to the bowl of the water closet and having my improved casing applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a View of the metallic casing. Fig. 3 is a cross section of the coupling or joint on the line 3-3, Fig. l, and Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are views showing other forms of my invention.

Like letters indicate like parts in each.

As is illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the water closet is partly shown in section at a, and has the born 1) extending out therefrom. The spud c fits within the born I) in the ordinary manner and extends out beyond the born I) so as to receive the collar or clamp d which engages therewith and acts with said collar or clamp d to hold the elbowor flexible connection. against the born I) of the water closet. This elbow or flexible connection is shown at e and has at one end the fiangef which engages with the spud c and clamp 61 and has the bowl 9 at the other end within which the flush pipe h is inserted. Surrounding the elbow or flexible tube 6 is the metallic casing 'i which is divided longitudinally into two sections or halves 'i' i for convenience in placing the metallic casing 11 around the elbow or flexible tube a, the said metallic casing i being made somewhat larger than the elbow or flexible tube 6 so as to form the annular spacej around thesaid elbow or flexible tube. The end i of the metallic casing't' does not abut against the collar or clamp cl, but leaves the space it between the end 71 and the collar or clamp d for the purposes hereinafter mentioned; the other end 2' having the bowl 1 formed thereon, and said bowl Z fitting around the bowl you the elbow or flexible tube 6. In order to clamp and hold the two sections or halves t" 2' of the metallic casing 1' together while in place around the elbow or flexible tube 6, a metal ring m is slipped over the end i of the metallic casing, this metal ring m being formed of the same material as the metallic casing. A metalcup n clamps or engages with the other end i of the metallic casingr Said metalliccupn slides on the flush pipe h and has the enlarged end 0 which engages with the bowl Z on the me tallic casing, and so acting to hold the end 1' in position aronndthe'elbow or-flexible tube. In Fig. 41 have shown another form of my invention as applied to an adjustable elbow or flexible tube, such as is shown and described in an application filed by me on March 26, 1892, Serial No 26,555. Thesev flexible connections have a series of annular flanges 6' around the same, any one of which can engage with the spud c and collar or clamp d, so that they can be adjusted according tothe relative distance between the flush pipe and the horn. The metallic casing'iwhen applied around these adjustable elbows would'generally be too short, and in order to avoid having a great number of different sizes of the ordinary kind as shown in Fig. 1, a short section of tubing would be required tocomplete the distance between the pipe and horn. This tube 19 rests on the end i of the metallic casing' i and abuts or presses against the collar or clamp 12, and beinglargerin diameter than the metallic casing z and the annular flanges e on the adjustable elbow, forms an annular space q around the elbow or flexible connection. The tube 19 resting around the metallic casing 2' acts as a clamp thereof in .place of the metal ring, and holds the sections to-v gether around the elbow.

The elbow or flexibletubeehas the metal ring m hanging loosely around it near the flangef when the said elbow or flexible tube e is connectedup with the spud c, collar or clamp d and the flush pide h. After they are connected enlarged end 0 clamps or engages with the bowl Zion themetallic casing, when the metal ring m hanging loosely around the elbow or flexibletube e can be broughtup through the space is between the end i -of the metallic casing i and the collar or clamp d,and slipped ontothe metallic casing i, so clamping and binding the two sections or-halves i 1' ofthe metalliccasing together around the elbow or,

flexible connection.

my. invention I amenabled to provide a covering or casing for theserubber elbows whichis not unsightly, and one which can be formed 'of' the same materialand withflthe ,samefinish as the other work or parts composing the connection from the flush tank to 1 thei ater closet. The covering or casing will also prevent any malicious cutting of the rubber -elbow or any 11 aclcident'nthereto which might happen and cause leakage into the apartment in which it is located. The rubber elbow can also have free movement while confined within the covering or casing on account'of the annularzspace therein which allows for expansion and contraction and the settling of the closet. The invention can be easily manufacturedand can be connected around the rubber elbow with little trouble,

the inner face of said metallic casingi and the outer face of said flexibletube,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. In connections for waterclosets, and like bowls,.the combination ofa .rubberor alike flexible tube connected tothepipevand bowl, and a. metallic casing surrounding .thewflexible tube, said metallic casing .being-divided longitudinally into. two sections and clamped together. and clamps engaging saidseotions at the ends thereof, substantiallyasandwforthe purposes set forth. 7 i

3.1 In connections for water:closets,and:like

lbowls, the combinationof a rub-beraorflike flexible tube connected'to the pipeian'd bowl, and av metallic casing surroundingflthe.flexible tube, said metallicv casing *being divided longitndinally'into'.two. seetionsand held together by a metal cup'around. the pi-peand a metal ring, substantially as and for -the purposes. set forth. p

4:. In connections for water closets and like TOO bowls, the combination of a rubber.or. like flexible tube connected torthe pipe andbokwl,

,tube and a. tube section interposed between said metallic casing and Ithe horn,:isaid .tube

.section resting ,onuthe metallic teasing, substantially as-and for the purposes-:setforth.

, In testimony whereof Ll-thessaid JAMES J. RICKETTS, have hereunto set my hand.

JAMES JflRIGKE'IF-TS. Witnesses:

' JAMES I.;KAY, J. N. Comm. 

